Op/ed: Solemn commemorations shouldn’t become political rallies
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – “I came here to mourn, not to attend a political rally.” This remark from a friend nearly one week after…
Opinion
Rabbi Matthew Ponak: We need to curb vitriolic and toxic social media
by Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – The last 10 months have not been easy. As a deep believer in peace and dialogue, it has been…
Israeli mothers like me are fed up with having our children used as cannon fodder
by Elana Sztokman (JTA) — Israeli mothers have had enough of the war. We are fed up with the endless violence, the mindless escalations, the…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Hungering for peace
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (Calgary) – My father, of blessed memory, used to quote a curse, “May you live in interesting times.” I think…
How ‘ceasefire’ became a dirty word, even to some progressive groups
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Late last month, Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, vetoed his city council’s resolution endorsing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas…